Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondcnt)
WASHINGTON April 4th, 1887.

w AohlNolON, hpiii fti' loo'.
The most important event OF the past
week At the Capital was the meeting and
organization of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and its entrance upon duty.
Everything wears n look of activity at
the temporary headquarters OF the new
court, which consist Of suite OF rooms in
d building on street. Messengers are
running to and fro all day long, and the
ante-room is filed with a crowd Of peo-
pie anxious to interview the new officials.
The latter are having all the trouble thai
was predicted would be theirs, and that
belongs to every official who has the max
ing of an appointment. They are be.
sieged with letters and personal applica-
tions for Office from every state In the I'M
ION. The first discussion Of the Commits
sioners over that intricate piece of legisla-
ton which they are called upon TO inter
pret, referred TO the "Long and Short
Haul" clause. Judge Cooley, the Presi-
dent of the Commission, who is Repub.
lican, is admitted by the other members
| TO know more hbout law and railroad mat
ters than. all of them put together. There
fore there was no contest over his election
to the Chairmanship.
The National Drill Committee is now
very busy. The entries have all been
closed, and now the work of scheduling il
being pushed as fast as possible. Besides
the commands entered, regiments, battal
liona, batteries OF artillerv, cadet corps
zouave companies and a Ii number o
band and drum corps, the ia nber OF j.. .di
vidual competitors ia estimated at abou
100, and many more will contest IN th,
rifle practice.
The committee of arrangements is very
sanguine that the coming show will eclips
anything of the kind that has ever oc
CURED in this country. and as to the tele
gram from Montgomery, Ala, in regar'
10 the color line question, they think it
exaggerated, and that it will be overcom
in time. Mr.. DeLeon, the secrelary OF tn
Drill CommIttee, is of the opinion thu
outside OF Washington there is nJt col
ored military company which can rails
enough money TO make the expensiv
trip, and il they can do that, il would l
difficult to pass inspection.
Some weeks ago there were conjecture
as to the disposition Of entries known
come from colored militia companies, man
l. persons intinaling that If they were a
:, lowed to compete il would have the Ten
8 lency TO keep out many OF the white o
9 ganizations. Al that time the manage
u said that all entries re' eived, in prop,
:, form, duly signed and recorded, should r.
n ceive the same attention, and that III tl
!, Capital City Guards, Of Washington, lille
~ the requirements they could compete ju
!, the same as the famous Chickasaw Guard
d A National Drill could not make
ia color requirement when the laws of Il
country say Otherwise. The sequel OF Il
" news from Alabama that the Greys M
II the True Blues would withdraw from Il
o drill hecsuse OF the entry OF three colore
d companies has yet TO be unraveled, bl
/. the hope is expressed at headquarters III
common sense will prevail among Il
Is competing Southern militia.
ID The promotion of Messrs. Fairchild al
n Maynard TO be Secretary and Assista
Secretary oi the Treasury, was receiv,
with expressions Of satisfaction from Il
M employes OF the Department. More TN
or q thousand Of their subordinales called
=. express congratulations and flowers, no;
and lelegrams of congratnlation ha
N poured IN. Mr.. Fairchild, who has nev